Answers to the
crossword puzzle and word find appear on page 68.
Puzzles by Joel Kaplow
ACROSS
4 In October, ___ Wagner was the golden girl at Skate America for the second time in her career.
5 Jason ___ of the U.S. landed his first-ever quad in competition on his way to the silver medal at Skate America.
8 All six of the singles medals were divided between only two countries at Skate America: the U.S. and ___.
9 In this issue, there is a page for technical experts to give advice on skating equipment and other skat- ing-related issues. The page is titled “Skate ___.”
10 A promising up-and-coming skater snagged the ladies silver for the U.S. at Skate America: Mariah ___.
11 Home ice seems to make a differ- ence. U.S. skaters grabbed more than half of the medals at Skate America, and Canadians grabbed the same number at Skate Canada. What was this magic number?
13 The Grand Prix Final features both junior- and senior-level international competitors and happens this month in Marseille, ___. (Hint: Its capital is Paris.)
14 Ashley Wagner’s short program music for this season is “___ Dreams,” performed by Eurythmics.
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1 Can you name the pairs lift in which the man throws his partner over
M Y U UO Y R T W DO J NO R AH X M Q XC Z N N Y O D E J R PC F W VR Q N R T SN J P G O Y I C O W CS L I GT X S O RL B J U Y W I Q A O ZB A R TO V BN M M X W E K I D N PK F PSKA H Y L PSV W I T H J I T H AE O EB M H Y H R NL E TS L O H I O G S E C O L S T PH P BH N A Y D L F H L O I S U N S R I M W QOO S C Q A V M T N Y I OW X J P SE T AKSEE R F Y R I C U D ER Q PN V K G Q N J Q XC T R O P HE E DE F RA N CE
Hi skaters! Try to find and circle the words listed below hid- den in the box of letters. The words will appear in a straight line in any direction (up, down, forward, backward or diag- onally), and some words may overlap and share letters. Find them all and you’ll be on top of the medal podium!
ASHLEY WAGNER CUP OF CHINA FREE SKATE GET UP NHK TROPHY
48 DECEMBER 2016
SCOTT HAMILTON SHIBSIBS SHORT PROGRAM TOE LOOP TROPHEE DE FRANCE
his head while skating backwards, rotates one-half turn and catches his partner facing him?
2 Part of the ShibSibs’ short dance music is “That’s Life,” sung by one of the most famous singers of all time, ___ Sinatra.
3 A campaign to show how skating skills you have learned can help you when you hit snags in other areas of your life, such as other sports, school and work, is called ___. (2 wds., see article)
6 Can you name the spin which is done on one leg, with the free leg (the one not touching the ice), extended in the air in a position parallel to the ice?
7 How many gold medals did the Ca- nadians win at home at Skate Canada in October?
11 You can now view a new weekly feature on icenetwork, “The ___ Hamilton Show.” Hamilton has had a storied career, with four World titles, four U.S. titles, and an Olympic men’s gold. He’s the big cheese with Stars on Ice and has commentated on innumerable skating competitions for NBC.
12 Ross Miner, U.S. men’s silver medalist of 2013, skates to Billy Joel’s “___ York State of Mind” for this season’s short program.
13 Maia and Alex Shibutani grabbed the ice dance gold at Skate America for the ___ time.
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